Cuspidor.



No. 779,932. PATENTED JAN. 10, 1905. M. S. HART.

GUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1.1904.

- pidor.

Patented January 10, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL S. HART, OF VINCENNES, INDIANA.

CUSPIDOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 779,932, dated January 10, 1905.

Application filed June 1,1904. Serial No. 210,668.

To alt whom, it may concern:

Be itknown that I, MICHAEL S. HART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vincennes, in the county of Knox, State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This inventionrelates to cuspidors; and it has for its object to provide a cuspidor which may be readily cleansed without requiring to be handled, a further object of the invention being to provide a construction which will be cheap, simple, and durable.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a cuspidor embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 isa vertical section through the cus- Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bottom of the frame.

Referring now to the drawings, the present cuspidor comprises a frame including vertically-spaced hoops 5 and 6, against the inner faces of which are riveted the bars 7 which project both above and below the hoop and the lower end portions of which are turned outwardly to form supporting-feet 8.

A bottom for the holder consists of a diskshaped plate 9, having radiating ears 10, that are bent downwardly at right angles to the disk, this plate being disposed within the inclosure of the lower hoop or band, with the ears against the bars 7, in which positions they are held by the rivets 11, that hold the bars to the lower hoop. In the holder is disposed a cup-shaped receptacle 12, the upper edge portion of which is flared and fits between the outwardly-turned upper end portions of the bars 7 above the upper hoop, these bars being preferably of spring material, so that the cup is held snugly within the frame. Secured to the inner face of the cup at diametrically opposite points are vertical parallel cars 16, which are perforated at their upper ends to receive the outwardly-turned ends of a bail 17, having a handle 18 for manipulating it, this bail when engaged with the ears serving as a means for manipulating the cup to place it in the holder and remove it, also for manipulating the cup during the washing operation. A funnel-shaped top 20 may be provided for the cup, having slots 21 to receive the ears which project thereabove, the top having also perforated cars 22 to receive the ends of the bail when the top is to be removed or put in place. i

What is claimed is 1. In a cuspidor, the combination with a holding member including vertically-spaced hoops, vertical bars disposed against the inner faces of the hoops and projecting above and below them, and a bottom consisting of a disk having downwardly-projecting ears secured against the inner faces of the bars within the inclosure of the lower hoop, of a cup adapted to lie within the inclosure of the upper hoop and upon the bottom, said cup having its upper end flared to engage the upper end portions of the bars and having upwardly-direclted perforated ears adapted to receive a bai 2. A cuspidor comprising a holding member, a cup removably engaged in the holding member, said cup having perforated ears in its upper portion adapted to receive a bail and a top for the cup having a central opening communicating with the cup and having perforated ears adapted to receive the bail interchangeably with the first-named ears, said top having slots therethrough disposed to receive the first-named. ears and through which the latter project.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' MICHAEL S. HART. Witnesses:

J. A. BENSON, J. 0. Moss. 

